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Courtesy Veronica Cantu, Alexander High School Teacher and Student Council Sponsor Guillermo “Memo” Moreno , Student Council Vice President Ariana Pedraza and Student Activity Coordinator Laura Garcia pose for a photo as they finalize the details of the school’s upcoming Pink Cancer Awareness Day.   The “Celebrating Life” Event will be held at 9:00 a.m. on

Official Statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar

By Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar “Last night, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection family suffered the loss of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie at the hands of criminals operating on the border near Naco , Arizona . Another agent was also wounded and was treated at a local hospital. Agent Ivie died in

More Utilities Work To Cause Additional Road Closure

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)- On Wednesday October 3, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m., R&G Plumbing will be closing 2916 and 2918 Garfield Street between Canada Avenue and New York Avenue to make a new sewer line service and twelve additional water meters  Motorists and pedestrians are cautioned to avoid the construction area completely and

PHOTO RECAP: Mayor Raul G. Salinas Meets With Vice-President Joe Biden

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas met with Vice-President Joseph Biden last week at a reception in honor of Hispanic Heritage month.   “It was an honor to visit with the Vice-President Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, in their home.  They both made me feel most welcomed,” Mayor Salinas stated. 

CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Nearly $1 Million in Cocaine from Two Commercial Trucks

LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thursday kept vigilant watch in the World Trade Bridge cargo lot and seized two loads of cocaine valued at nearly $1 million, one from a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) driver, in two separate enforcement actions.     The

Newman Elementary Students Get “Reved Up” for the Accelerated Reading Program

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)-Newman Elementary School recently held a pep rally to kick off their Accelerated Reading Program.  It is a software program designed to compliment the classroom reading program.  The Program provides additional information to students regarding their reading rates, amount of reading, and other variables related to reading.  There are three steps

Law Enforcement Veteran Runs for UISD Trustee Position

Manuel  Lugo a lifelong law enforcement officer and businessman steps up as a candidate to become a UISD Trustee representing the citizens of District 4.  Lugo comes off a recent stint as a  Webb County Deputy Constable from Pct.2.  UISD and City Elections will take place during the Presidential Election with early voting starting on October 22nd and running

HSI shares more than $800,000 with Webb County Sheriff’s Office for critical assistance in drug smuggling investigation

 Courtesy Nina Pruneda, LAREDO , Texas — The Webb County Sheriff’s Office was presented with a check for more than $800,000 Thursday from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).   Jan ice Ayala, HSI Assistant Director of Domestic Operations from Washington , D.C. , and Jerry Robinette , special agent in charge

City of Laredo Health Department Kicks Off Border Binational Health Week

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX— The City of Laredo’s Health Department (CLHD), in collaboration with the Secretaria de Salud de Nuevo Laredo, Juridiccion Sanitaria No. V, United States Mexico Border Healthy Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services will commemorate Border Binational Health Week (BBHW) October 1, 2012 through Saturday October 6, 2012.

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